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Tina's Ears

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The modern world is a world full of sound. Road traffic, crickets, birds, and speech pervade the existence of every person. Imagine, however, being unable to distinguish traffic from birds, crickets from the wind, the speech of your loved ones from the background noise of life.
What you've imagined is the world of the profoundly deaf.
Growing up deaf can be tough. Having multi-thousand-dollar electronic instruments on each ear in a family without the resources to replace them tends to limit your opportunities. Thanks to a handful of very special individuals, I have received some fantastic speech therapy through public school, though many still underestimated my potential and I was shoehorned into remedial classes.
The fact of the matter is that I've been wearing the same analog hearing aids since 1997 which were purchased with help from the school and state. Now, 18 years later, they're beginning to show their age and repairs are becoming costly. Thanks to modern digital sound processing, hearing aids have come quite a long way. But thanks to the opportunities I missed out on, I still haven't the resources to purchase these miraculous devices, subsequently putting many additional means to better myself and improve my situation beyond my reach.
So now I reach out to you, dear reader. I have been working with an audiologist to research what sort of new hearing aids I need. Now I need your help to afford them. The goal is a hefty one, but every little bit will help. With enough helping hands like yourself, I can finally do things like continue my education and not have to ask teachers, coworkers, or my loved ones to repeat themselves.

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Tina Marie Erb
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Upper Frederick Township, PA

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